(Top Row, Left to Right: Councilwoman Erin McLerran, Councilman Tim Coker, Councilman Steve White, Councilman Jody McDowell, Councilman Luther Bratton;
Bottom Row, Left to Right: Vice-Mayor Phil Hobdy, Mayor Kenneth Wilber, Councilman Ronnie Meadows)
The City of Portland is a Private Act Charter Municipality – meaning that the Charter provides for the specific powers, duties and responsibilities of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen (a/k/a City Council). Private Act Charter Municipalities make up more than 60% of all 351 of Tennessee’s cities.
Although Portland’s first Mayor was elected in May of 1905, Portland’s Private Act Charter was not established until 1939 by action of the Legislature of the State of Tennessee, defining the duties of the Mayor and Board of seven Aldermen (City Council members).
Portland's Mayor is elected to a four-year term in a city election that is held every two years on the first Tuesday of May. Three of the seven city council seats are filled in the same city election as that of the Mayor; each to four-year terms. The remaining four seats are up for election to four-year terms in the next election cycle. This election method is referred to as 'staggered terms' and was intended to retain experienced people in office at all times.
The Mayor and City Council meets in regularly scheduled monthly sessions in the Council Room at Portland City Hall. Link to City Calendar
Contact information for the current administration:
| Name |
Address |
Contact Information
(All Area Codes - 615) |
Email Address |
Term |
| Mayor Kenneth Wilber |
118 Cornerstone Boulevard
Portland, TN 37148 |
(H)
325-4740
(W)
325-6776
(Fx)
325-5345
(C)
456-8420 |
KMayor@cityofportlandtn.gov |
May 2009
to
May 2013 |
| Vice-Mayor Phil Hobdy |
336 Jackson Road
Portland, TN 37148 |
(H)
325-7709
(C)
394-4217 |
philhlandscaping@bellsouth.net
|
May 2007
to
May 2011 |
| Councilman Luther Bratton |
Post Office Box 276
Portland, TN 37148 |
(H)
325-6046
(W)
325-2233
(FX)
325-9574
|
loubratton@bellsouth.net |
May 2009
to
May 2013 |
| Councilman Tim Coker |
113 Hearthstone Drive
Portland, TN 37148 |
(H)
325-4359
|
tntcoker@comcast.net
|
May 2009 to
May
2013 |
| Councilman Jody Mcdowell |
446 North Broadway
Portland, TN 37148
|
(H)
325-8039 (W)
325-2274
(C)
394-3139
|
cashchek@bellsouth.net |
May 2007
to
May 2011 |
Councilwoman
Erin McLerran
|
1307 Andrea Lane Portland, TN 37148 |
(C)
238-4365 |
e mclerran@yahoo.com
emclerran@cityofportlandtn.gov
|
May 2007
to
May 2011 |
Councilman
Ronnie Meadows |
313 Meadow Lane Portland, TN
37148 |
(H)
325-4869
(C)
945-5685 |
rwmeadows@netscape.com |
May 2007
to
May 2011 |
| Councilman Steve White |
112 Ewing Drive Portland, TN 37148 |
(H)
323-1692
|
buster51@bellsouth.net |
May 2009
to
May 2013 |